5 See Yt. XV, 11-13. In the Sanskrit translation this is interpreted as an allegory: ‘Tahmfraf rode on Ahriman; that means that he subdued the bad Ahriman in himself’ Cf. Mirkhond, in the History of the Early Kings of Persia, tr. by Shea, p. 98.
* According to Firdausi, Tahmuras obliged the Dévs he had conquered to teach him some thirty kinds of writing, the ROmf, the T4zi, the Parst, the Sogdhf, the Chinese, the Pahlavi, &c. According to the Minékhard (XXVII, 23) he brought to light the seven kinds of writing that the demon kept hidden. Hence is derived the legend in Albfrfnf, p. 28, that when Tahmuras was warned about the Deluge, ‘he ordered all scientific books to be preserved for posterity, and to be buried in the least exposed place ;’ in favour of which report, Albirfint mentions the discovery of many loads of unintelligible bark-manuscripts in buildings under ground, at Ispahan, in his own time.
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he kept in good condition troops of mén and herds of animals) };
95. Who, for 616 years, 6 months and 13 days %, kept this world free from death and old age, and kept away greed and need from the creation of Hérmazd ;
96. Yet, when death came over him, he delivered up his body and could not struggle with death.
97. Or there was Dahak 8, he of the evil religion, who kept the world under his tyranny during a thousand years, less one day,
98. And introduced into the world many ways of witchcraft and evil-doing ;
99. Yet, when death came over him, he delivered up his body and could not struggle with death.
100. Or there was Frédan, the Athwyan,
101. Who smote and bound Azi Dahak, that great evil-doer*; he put in chains the Dévs of MAzandaran 5, and introduced into the world a number of talismans ° ;
102. Yet, when death came over him, he delivered up his body and could not struggle with death.
103. 1 am grateful to the Lord Hérmazd.
104. I think thus in a grateful spirit: the beast of burden does not throw off its burden: fate has come, it cannot be thrown away.
* See above, p. 11, note 2. On Gim or Yima, see Farg. II, and Yt. V, 25, 26; XV, 15-17.
* The Pahlavi transcription and Mfnédkhard XXVII, 2g, have sixteen days.
105. May the blessed one have Paradise as_his portion !
106, As to the righteous man who has come to this banquet, who has shared this banquet, may he for each step? get nearer to the bright Paradise, the all-happy GaréthmAn, by twelve hundred steps!
107. When he is approaching it, may his merits increase !
108. When he is leaving it, may his sin be uprooted !
109. May righteousness and goodness prevail *!
110. May his soul enter the Garéthman!
111. I am one of the righteous ‘.
Atha gamy4d :—May it happen according to this _ wish of mine 5!
When he is approaching it, may his merits increase !
108. When he is leaving it, may his sin be uprooted !
109. May righteousness and goodness prevail *!
110. May his soul enter the Garéthman!
111. I am one of the righteous ‘.
Atha gamy4d :—May it happen according to this _ wish of mine 5!
Humatanim®’. All the good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, done or to be done, here or elsewhere, we seize upon and we transmit them’, that we may be in the number of the righteous,
? To this myazd, or religious banquet. The following formulas are those found at the end of the Afrin Gahanbér,
® For each of his steps to this banquet.
* May the good prevail over the evil in his account, so that he may be saved (see above, p. 270).
* Ashé; I am one of the blessed, I am saved.
5 Yasna LXVIII, ro. * Yasna LXVIII, 20 (XXXV, 2).
7 We teach them ; the good deeds of our disciples are accounted ours (Dinkart IX, 57, 1).
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